Photo of Ninebanks tower house, a ruined tower house near Allendale in the North Pennines, Northumberland, north east England. — © Oliver Dixon / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ninebanks tower house

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Ninebanks tower house is one of 29 tower houses the Albion Guide lists in Northumberland. It sits inside the North Pennines National Landscape. Alston Station is 9.2 km away to the south-west. Other castles nearby include Kirkhaugh bridge abutments and Whitley Castle.

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